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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1445155 · 2018-02-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY CAR HAD THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON AND I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LAST YEAR. ON OCTOBER 7, 2017, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER DRIVER CUT ME OFF, SO I HAD TO BREAK HARD. THE CAR PULLED HARD TO ONE SIDE AND I HIT THE RETAINING WALL. FORTUNATELY, THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS ON THE BUMPER COVER ONLY, AND I WAS NOT INJURED, SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON MY CAR AFTER THE CRASH AND REPORTED I NEEDED TO HAVE CERTAIN PARTS REPLACED. TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL 13V-235 DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE SYMPTOMS MY CAR SHOWS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF EXACTLY THE SAME PARTS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR'S VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE RANGE TOYOTA REPORTED IN THE RECALL. APART FROM THAT , THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. MY ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS HAD THE RETAINING WALL THAT STOPPED ME NOT BEEN THERE. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CENTER LANES AND THE STORY WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT, EVEN WITH ME SURVIVING THE ACCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11066802
Machine
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